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Birth of a Planet is NOT science fiction

February 15, 2023

John Mitchell Jr. founded The Daily Planet in 1904 to chronicle life in Richmond’s Black community. This week’s show features people behind the making of BIRTH OF A PLANET, a documentary about Mitchell and his newspaper: Sylvester Tucker, the Director and Jack Nester, the Producer. The doc will air on VPM Feb 28 at 9pm. We discussed:

– What is Tilt?

– How this project started as a mural

– Challenges of stock photos and film

– Choosing Daniel Jones for the VO

– Premiering for the Mitchells at Lily Black (and what that means)


LINKS:
Tilt Creative
Website for Birth of a Planet (with option to view the doc free)
VPM (showing the doc at 9pm on 2/28)
The Magic Shed